Tea-An English Institute (from Asia)
As some of you will know, I was recently in Boston. Not Boston, Lincolnshire here in the UK but Boston MA where the Spring weather was frosty and the temperatures around a cool 0° C (32 degre
e fahrenheit). At times like these there is one thing that is sure to warm you up; a good cup of tea! Boston is renowned, of course, for the Boston Tea Party of 1773 where riots erupted due to disagreements over the taxation of tea, so I was sure to find a good cup of the stuff in Boston! Or so one would think. As I wandered the city, every corner I turned seemed to be home to another Starbucks or coffee house but alas, there was not a good tea shop to be found… I was horrified. A city with no tea!? So I got to thinking about the English obsession with tea (we have our own tea council!) and where the tradition comes from and thought I would share with you some places in the UK you can find a guaranteed quality “cuppa” when you visit.
Add comment April 30th, 2008